Today’s post is the third and final installment in a 3-part series by Shaun Letang of Music Industry How To. Yet another post that is chock-full of excellent information. Read carefully! Ok, so here’s the third and final part of the “How To Increase Your Website’s Conversion Rate” series. If you missed the first two parts, [...]
1. Do people respond to your posts? Are you using the 80/20 rule? 20% of your posts should be for promoting something. 80% should be about everyday normal things. If you spend less time trying to “sell” a show, a CD, or an idea, people are more likely to respond to your posts. Last wee [...]
For many of us, it would be incredibly hard to “make it” as a musician if Facebook didn’t exist. Despite our recent post: “4 Reasons Why Facebook Timeline Sucks!” we do acknowledge the fact that FB has helped us along in our careers. With that said, here is Part 2 of a 3-part series on [...]
One of my favorite books, Blue Like Jazz, was turned into a movie and released last weekend in theaters all over the country. Go see it! The story behind the making of Blue Like Jazz is a familiar one at this point… movie has no funding movie gets funding funders back out production of movie [...]
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Simple explanations for simple buttons that do amazing things! You might know what these do already, but you might not. LIKE: A button created for Facebook. This is a low-commitment button that only requires users to say they “like” what they’ve read or seen. When clicked, a message will appear on their Facebook page acknowledging [...]
As a writer for this blog, I get so excited when I come across a new “grassrootsy” resource for musicians. Storenvy has dubbed itself “the social store community.” Not only do they provide a platform for independent artists and creators to sell their merchandise, but they do it free of charge, they integrate social networks [...]
Tonight I learned a little trick that will hopefully help you increase traffic to your website and/or help your fans pass on your name to their friends and network. I’d always wondered how to get people to forward a message through their twitter and facebook account. The code is actually quite simple. If you’ve got a [...]
If you’re an artist who is still reluctant to join Twitter, this post is for you. So why is everyone so crazy about 140 characters? I mean, you can use as many words as you want on facebook. Why sign up for a twitter account? Here’s why… 1. Twitter accurately reflects an impatient culture. If [...]
